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Old 11-25-2002, 02:41 PM   #5
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The Roman infantry, when fed, rested and motivated could march at most 40 miles in a day, on good terrain. This of course, is fully armoured. This pace could not be consistently repeated, even ignoring external factors such as weather, supplies and terrain.

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